The stunning Buick Avenir concept sedan made its debut on Sunday night at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. Flanked by the 2016 Buick Cascada Convertible, the Holden-based Avenir looked stunning with its graceful, flowing lines and curvaceous bodywork.
General Motors Australia’s lead designer Warrick Leach and his team took the reins on the Buick Avenir’s design, returning to classic form with the company’s original tri-shield logo and a grille borrowed from the 1954 Buick Wildcat II concept.
Watch Emme Hall’s interview with Leach in the TFLcar “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know” Buick Avenir video below:
Highlights for the concept include a 2+2 seating layout, full-LED exterior lighting, 21-inch wheels, mobile device wireless charging, and a next-generation Buick IntelliLink infotainment system with 12-inch-diagonal color touch screen.
Power for the Buick Avenir comes courtesy of a direct-injected V-6 paired with a nine-speed automatic transmission, which shuffles power to all four wheels via a unique twin-clutch all-wheel-drive system.
Buick says the Avenir, which is French for “the future,” is the company’s vision for a future flagship sedan. We sure hope the next-generation LaCrosse (or LaCrosse replacement) looks, in majority, just like this. Bravo, Buick and Holden, for making something so beautifully desirable.
Watch the full reveal video and access the TFLcar gallery of the Buick Avenir concept from the 2015 Detroit Auto Show here.
Find complete archived access to all of our covered vehicle debuts at NAIAS 2015 here.
